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Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, October 5, 2016 B1 WEDNESDAY October 5, 2016 Lady Pros roll out hard-fought win over Imbler By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle The Grant Union Prospec- tors reserved energy to dig deep and win an important battle last Thursday night against the Im- bler Panthers. Grant Union claimed the 3-2 victory with scores of 23- 25, 25-22, 21-25, 26-24 and 15-9. “I’m so proud of my team for sticking it out and getting a win against the No. 1 team in 2A,” said Prospector senior Na- talie Stearns. Prospector senior Heath- er Mosley said she was happy with how the team played. “We came back from get- ting down,” she said. “I’m just really proud of everybody.” Imbler entered the match ranked No. 1 for OSAA’s Class 2A teams, while Grant Union was No. 3. At one point in the fi rst set, Grant Union was down 9-16, and although this one slipped away, they battled back to make it a close 23-25 contest. Scores were close through- out the second set, as Prospec- tors hung on to win 25-22. Down 6-13 in the third set, Prospector junior Mariah Moulton narrowed the defi cit by one point as she served up a storm. Imbler pushed back and overtook the set, winning it by four. The “volume” was set on high as fans from both sides cheered for their teams, head- ing down the stretch. Scores were close in the fourth, and Grant Union held on with Prospector junior Whit- ney McClellan serving steady to close out the 26-24 set. Grant Union clamped down on a lead in the fi fth set to win 15-9. “We had a strong game plan to slow down their out- side hitters, and our blockers executed that plan throughout the match,” said head coach Shae Speth. “Heather Mosley dominated at the middle hitter/ blocker position with 13 kills, and was in on nine blocks.” She added, junior Rea- gan Shelley and sophomores Kaylee Wright and Hailie Wright also contributed in slowing down strong Imbler hitters. “Defensively, we continued to improve on covering the court,” Speth said. “We served and passed the best we have all season so far. The win showed a lot of character and heart from the team as we had to fi ght for every point, and Imbler even had match point against us in the fourth set.” It was a fun, intense atmo- sphere, and we believe this league matchup will continue to be a tough one throughout the rest of the season,” she said. One of the team’s goals this season is to become league champions. “We still have a lot of work to do, but this puts us in a posi- tion,” Speth said. See LADY PROS, Page B10 The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Grant Union Prospector Heather Mosley had a good night as middle hitter and middle blocker in Thursday’s game against Imbler. Golfers aim to ‘give cancer a boot’ 58 participants gather for scramble By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Photos by The Eagle/Angel Carpenter ABOVE: A family group at the Rally for the Cure golf scramble took on a pirate theme, golfing in memory of their mother and grandmother, including, from left, Austene Schneider of Estacada, Heidi Lowry of Estacada, Sheila Edmunson of Bend and Toni Lowry of Beaver Creek. TOP: Dressed in their finest shades of pink, 38 women gather for Saturday’s Rally for the Cure Golf Scramble at the John Day Golf Club course. The ladies divided into nine teams for the scramble. Co-ed teams golfed Sunday. A colorful crew of 58 golfers turned out for the Oct. 1-2 Rally for the Cure golf scramble at the John Day Golf Club. Dressed in an array of pink cow- boys hats, boots, pirate garb and oth- er costumes, it was ladies only for the fi rst day of friendly competition and a co-ed scramble on the second day. “We couldn’t have asked for a better day,” said organizer Kim Ward of Mt. Vernon. “Everybody came out and had a great time, and a lot of memories were made.” Ward, an ambassador for Susan G. Komen, has help from committee members Victoria Mullany, Lynda Farrell and Kathleen Lee. She has additional assistance from her mom and dad Gail and Bob Burton of Dallas. Proceeds from the event, includ- ing $1,400 from an auction, are do- nated to the Komen foundation and an organization that helps women in the local area. “We want to thank to the local businesses for items they donated,” Ward said. “On deck,” dressed as pirates, were Lanni Strong of Prairie City and her sisters Toni Lowry of Beaver Creek and Randi Fisher of Tigard. Each headed up a team of four in the scramble in memory of their mom, the late Donna Edmunson of Prairie City, who died of cancer. The three teams rode in golf carts which were transformed into pirate ships. Strong said they started out golf- ing at the Rally for the Cure with their mom, and since she passed away several years ago, they’ve con- tinued the tradition. Each year, they pick a theme for costumes and golf cart decorations, and they give a putter away to a ran- Crowns all around at NPRA’s fi nals rodeo Rodeo royalty will hold Meet & Greet, Oct. 15 By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Ten-year-old Rowdy Israel of Day- ville was crowned Li’l Miss NPRA at the Sept. 24 Northwest Professional Rodeo Association’s finals rodeo in Prineville. She competed with other girls in Re- gion 3 east of the Cascades, including Dally May Moore, 9, of Mt. Vernon and Dakota Howell of La Pine, who were named princesses. “It was really fun,” Israel said. “I wanted to become Li’l Miss NPRA to help promote the sport of rodeo and to be someone the younger generations can look up to.” The contest is for girls ages 4 through 10 years old. Israel, a fifth-grader at Dayville School, said she’s looking forward to a Meet & Greet with the local rodeo court this month, and riding in at the start of the Cinnabar Mountain Play- days rodeos next year. She was joined at the Sept 24 and 25 NPRA Finals Rodeo by the Grant County Fair and Rodeo Queen Jessica Carter of Seneca and Princess Trinity Hutchison of John Day and their advi- sor Nicole Israel, Rowdy’s mom. The older royalty girls promoted the Grant County Fair and Rodeo during both nights of the rodeo and at a Satur- day fashion show. Carter, Hutchison and Rowdy will hold a Meet & Greet Grant County Royalty event from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Corner Cup Coffee House, 100 E. Main, in John Day. Proceeds from a 50/50 contest they’ll hold will benefit the queen and princess wardrobe and travel expenses. The rodeo court’s coronation dinner is set for 5 p.m., Nov. 20, at the Grant County Fairgrounds pavilion. “We look forward to seeing every- one come out and show their support for our Grant County Rodeo Royalty,” said advisor Nicole Israel. “It’s going to be a great year, and we look forward to representing Grant County.” dom winner at the rally. It’s all in good fun. “Most of these girls golf once a year,” Strong said. “We have a girls weekend and go to dinner Fri- day night, and they camp out at our house.” They’ll choose their costume theme for next year’s rally by draw- ing from a hat. “It is something we’ve carried on in our mom’s name,” Strong said. “It meant a lot to her for us to be together and golf as a team.” Rally for the Cure results: Winners on Sunday 1st Gross: Andy and Maxine Day, Bill Barrett and Donna Carter Barrett Winners on Saturday 1st Gross: Nita VanVoorhis, Janie Cole, Maxine Day 2nd Gross: Kimberly Ward, Gail Burton, Jeanette Hueckman and Melody Jackson KP winner: Gail Burton Chip up contest: Janie Cole Cart Decorating: Lanni Strong family pirates Janie Cole won a golf bag donated by the Susan G. Komen Foundation, and $1,400 was raised through an auction with auctioneer Clay Tannler. A family rodeo tradition continues By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Contributed photo/LindseyWyllie.com FROM LEFT: 2016 Miss NPRA Beth Snider, 2017 Miss NPRA Sam Henricks and 2017 Li’l Miss NPRA Rowdy Israel of Dayville. Chad Finley of Mt. Ver- non took a second-place fi n- ish in calf roping at the Sept. 24-25 NPRA Finals Rodeo in Prineville. The event bumped him up from 11th to fi fth in the NPRA Year End standings, earning $5,651.70. “I was one out of plac- ing in the money in the fi rst round and came back and won second in the average,” Finley said. He plans to compete at the Oct. 22-23 Idaho Cow- boys Association rodeo in Caldwell, Idaho. As of Sept. 25, Finley is 12th in the ICA standings. Finley’s brother Ty Holly of Mt. Vernon is 13th in the ICA standings and 10th in Contributed photo/LindseyWyllie. com Chad Finley competes in tie-down roping at the NPRA Finals Rodeo in Prineville. the NPRA Year End stand- ings, earning $3,863.46. He placed third in calf roping at the Pendleton Round-Up last month. See RODEO, Page B10
